Roof covering



Aug), 1930. A, 5; 1,773,686

ROOF COVERING Filed Sept. 13. 1928 r x1 n Nil MINIMUM Caz"! L122 d5 Patented Aug. 19, 1930 CARL A. LINDE, OF IEUYALLUP, WASHINGTON ROOF COVERING r Application filed September 13, 1928. 'Serial No. 305,837.

This invention relates to improvementsv in the construction of shake shingles and method for applying the shingles to a roof.

A prime object of this invention is to provide a shake shingle constructed in such a manner that it may be of any desired length to conform with individual tastes, length of a roof tier, or the like, and at the same time be applicable for covering roofs without reifnoving the old shingles or otherwisethere rom.

A further object of this invention is to provide a shingle having the two longitudinal edges of difierent widths or thicknesses.

Another object of this invention is to provide a method for laying the shingles in such a manner that they will not bend 'or warp under varying weather conditions.

A further object of this invention is to to provide a roof construction which will not bend or warp under varying weather conditions, and which may be applied over an old roof made of shingles or otherwise without removing the old coverings.

Other objects of this invention will appear from the following detailed description of the device and as disclosed in the single sheet of drawings which is herewith made a part of this application.

In the drawings Figure 1 illustrates a front elevational view of the lower edge of the roof, disclosing the preferred method of applying the shingles thereto. 7

Figure 2 represents a perspective view of the roof construction.

Figure 3 represents a plan view of'a shake shingle constructed according to this invention.

Figure 4 illustrates a longitudinal edge view of Figure 4c. Figure 5 represents an end view of Figure 4.

In the construction of the shake shingle and method for applying the shingle to a roof, and as one modification of the invention, it is preferred that numeral 1 designates a shingle made of any suitable material, such as wood, slate, tile, or otherwise, and formed in such a manner that one longitudinal edge 2 will be thinner than the opposite longitudinal edge 3, the shingle l tapering grad, uallyfrom the edge 3 to the edge 2, the grain of the material preferably running lengthwise of the shingle, as clearly disclosed in, F igure 3.

The shingle 1 is adapted to be made in any desired length, depending upon the choice of the individual or the necessities of the roof construction. The'shingle in this invention is so constructed that it may be readily laid directly over old shingle members 4, thereby making it unnecessary to remove the old roofing material from a structure before applying thenew shingles. H

According to this invention, in laying the shingle 1 on a roof structure 5, it is preferred that the wide longitudinal edges of adjacent shingles be brought into approximate abut ting position, as clearly disclosed in Figure 1, the edges being'spaced apart a sufficient distance, as clearly shown at 6, for the purpose of allowing for expansion and contraction due to varying weather conditions. In like manner the narrow edges 2 are brought into spaced and abutting relationship, as shown at 7. t

Figure 1 discloses a roof section having assembled thereon in fixed relationship. to each other a plurality of shingle members 1. The lower course of shingles, as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2, is laid having a foundation section 8, consisting of a pluralityof shingles 1, laid along a supporting edge 9 of the roof,.each shingle beingspaced from the edge 9, as clearly shownat 10. A- spacing strip 11 is positioned under one'longitudinal edge of the first shingle in the foundation course 8. v f

The shingles in the foundation course are of a special'length inorder to allow for the proper laying of the first course 12, which is assembled as clearly shown in the figures of drawings having the narrow and thick edges approximately abutting each other.

The'roof construction according to this invention will be primarily a plurality of covering members each member having relatively thin and relatively thick longitudinal edges, as clearly disclosed in Figures 3, 4 and.

5, the covering members being arranged in overlapping courses parallel to the eaves and having the thick edges of the members of one set of alternate courses overlapping the thin ted by the overlapping thick edges of the members of the above adjacent course will be substantially abutted by the overlapping thin edges of the next above adjacent course.

The modification of this invention, as illustrated in the drawings and above described, provides a shingled or covered roof construction, wherein the shingles are of such a form and applied in such a manner that they will not warp or bend under changing weather conditions, owing primarily to the fact that one longitudinal edge of the shingle and a transverse portion thereof are held simultaneously in fixed relationship to the roof.

Whenever it is desired to shingle directly over an old covering of a roof, this invention provides a shake shingle particularly adapted for the purpose, it being formed having a thin and thick longitudinal edge, and laid in courses, the shingles in each course being arranged in staggered relationship to the shingles'in the adjacent courses, a portion of two edges only of the shingle being free when in fixed position on the roof.

One of the prime objects of this invention is that the shingles may be placed over old roofs without removing the original roofing material, thereby saving considerable eX-' In a roof construction, a plurality of covering members, each member having a relatively thin and a relatively thick longitudinal edge, the covering members belng arranged in overlapping courses parallel to the eaves with the thick edges of the members of one set of alternate courses overlapping the thin edges of the members in the same courses respectively, the thin edges of the members of the other set of alternate courses overlapping the thick edges of the members in the same courses respectively, he adjacent 

